"I HAVE BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED ALL OF YOU"

That's what Tiger Woods said today in his televised statement. And this is my reply:

'NO YOU DIDN'T!'

1. I'm not related to you or your wife.




2. Your personal life has no impact on me.




3. I don't play golf, or make my living from your sport.




4. Your professional life has no impact on me.




5. I don't look up to sports players or expect you to be a role model.




6. Your personal choices have no impact on me.

Why is it that we the public love to build someone up as a "HERO" (using the word incorrectly of course) or as a "Role Model" and then gleefully help to tear them down. Are we that small? Do we need to destroy someone else to feel better about ourselves? I remember when Britney Spears was considered a "Role Model". I remember when Michael Jackson was considered 'Unfit to have children'. It's weird. I like to watch Reality Television as much as the next consumer but I don't think they are better than me or on a higher plane. Why did Princess Diana die in that car accident? Because her chauffeur was legally drunk while fleeing the Paparazzi. Why was her chauffeur fleeing the Paparazzi? Because the Paparazzi are intrusive in Celebrities lives. Why are Paparazzi intrusive in Celebrities lives? Because they are paid huge sums of money to take pictures of Celebrities. Why are they paid huge sums of money to take pictures of Celebrities? Because pictures of Celebrities sell Newspapers. Why do pictures of Celebrities sell Newspapers? Because we the public can't wait to build someone up or tear them down for our personal entertainment. I'm reminded of the Coliseum of Rome. I hope they've fed the lions recently...

Today is a Bad Day and a Good Day

But how can a day be good or bad. It just is. It is only our perception of what happens to us (or rarely to other people) during this time period that we reference. All the other people might have had a 'Good Day' while you are having a 'Bad Day'. Today was a mixed bag for me. I knew this day was coming but it's still upsetting. Then when I get home from Tif's place I find a message from a friend. See? It's still the same day, just our perception changes. Personally any day on this side of the grass is a good day for me...So. I guess all that there's left to say is,

HAVE A DAY!

David<~~~~~~~~glass half full kind of a guy!

The NERDS go marching two by two, Hurrah Hurrah...

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DAVID<----BIG OL' HONKING NERD!

(I just purchased 7 of these on ebay,

super limited edition el grande cool

Space Marine Riding Lizard)

::beep beep::

Star Wars According To A 3 Year Old

This is the link to a hilarious video on YouTube...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBM854BTGL0

Revisionist History...

NOPE!


David<---has a memory longer than a gnat's

Snooky is sleeping on my sweatshirt

I feel bad for Snooky. She comes from an environment of multiple dogs and lots of excitement. I'm afraid that is not the case in David's Apartment. I would love to get a second dog. But the GIRLFRIEND would disapprove. ::sigh:: IF I ever got a second dog it would be another Boston Terrier or a French Bulldog. IF I ever got a second dog I would name it Scout if it's a girl and Spartacus if it was a boy. That is a lot of IF's. So for now, I'm going to stay a single dog guy and act as the surrogate doggie playmate for a bored Boston. ::makes a bitey dog face out of my hand:: Let's play Snooky! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...


David<---------loves animals!

Great song...

David<-----Paul's buddy!

I need a life...

Final report of the commercial starship Nostromo, third officer reporting. The other members of the crew, Kane, Lambert, Parker, Brett, Ash and Captain Dallas, are dead. Cargo and ship destroyed. I should reach the frontier in about six weeks. With a little luck, the network will pick me up. This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off. Come on, cat.

USELESS FACT #5734

The Almighty Dollar is the OFFICIAL currency in the following countries: American Samoa, British Virgin Islands, El Salvador (I know threw me for a loop too!), Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of Micronesia), Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau (pictured above), Puerto Rico, United States of America, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands, Timor-Leste (Gesundheit!), Ecuador (sure, why not), Johnston Island (I've included a map in case you're wondering), Midway Islands, and Wake Island.



DAVID<-----------Smert!

I'm writing the outline of a story

I have been jotting down ideas for a story. I'm working on the timeline of events. It'll probably come to nothing, but it's fun to work on.

::scribbles on the pavement with an oversized piece of chalk::


David<--------------a WRITER!

I never knew that...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkD60wab3n4


When I lived at Ft. Riley KS, my Grandparents came to visit my family. We were all out at the stables (I shoveled out manure from horses stalls WAY more than I ever rode our horses). So I'm coming out of one of the Quonset hut buildings at the stables and I walk across the wide cement doorstep. On top of that cement was a little bit of sand. So Pap-pa is standing there, and when I hear the sound of the sand underneath my shoes, I stop and pretend to do a soft shoe. You know just showing off for my Grandfather. When I'm done, Pap-pa motions me out of the way and steps up to the cement slab and proceeds to do a 10 minute soft shoe routine. It was just like in the movies. I stood there with my mouth open. You learn something new every day...

David<------misses Pap-pa!

HA!

David<-----misses playing W40K with Pablo!

HA!

HELLUU from Tejas...

I'm down at the Ranch for a week. Mark and I are going through Dad's stuff in his study. Mom is 'simplifying', so she wants us to cart off stuff in preparation of her selling the Ranch (but not so much that she let me have the $7K print of the Cavalry Officers at Ft. Riley). Mark is taking one of the 'Armor in the Desert' prints and I'm taking the other (He won the flip to choose which one). We found a bunch of Dad's old drawings from when he was 16 and taking H.S. Art classes. He was very talented. I'm going to frame some of them and put the rest in acid free sleeves and store them. Today Prince (the Pom) ran off and one of the County Policemen spotted him sprinting along the fence next to Farm Rd. 116 (which has the crazy TX drivers roaring 70mph down it and passing each other on the shoulder). Tif might get to come down earlier tomorrow. I can't wait...


David<------------misses Tiffany!

At some point this won't make me sad...

It still bothers me when I drive past an Outlet or walk past one of our old Mall locations (but not Mid-Rivers or The Mills, hmmmmm)...

David<--------I'm onrey like that!

What is this I am holding in my hand?

It appears to be the short end of a stick...




David<------slept on the fold out couch

The Christmas Trip

CHRISTMAS AGAIN?

You bet. My brother Mark is back from Afghanistan and he and his family (YES, I get to see my nephew!) are traveling to the Ranch in TX. Tif & I will be driving down soon to celebrate the Holiday he missed while in country. My cousin Angie and her family are also coming. NOTE: I am NOT sleeping on the fold out couch...


David<---------misses his friends at work

Think large canary...

Today Tif and I are taking her neice Kenzie to see Seaseme Street Live. Tif is keeping her for a while while her Mom is recovering in the Hospital. Tif is estatic over her new neice Morgan. Kenzie thinks Big Bird lives in the Arch. ::shrugs::

::yawns::

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

Mom is here visiting, the apartment is clean, and my Christmas Tree is shining...

This is the video Tif's family made for us while we were in TX for the Holiday...

http://vimeo.com/7845024

I have a confession...

EVERY SINGLE MIZZOU GAME I WATCHED ON TV OR IN COLUMBIA, THE TIGERS LOST. Every single game that I missed MIZZOU won. I'm afraid that I'm bad luck for the University of Missouri...


DAVID<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~JINX!

Tif & I are heading to The Ranch for Thanksgiving

Last Saturday Mom visited a Methodist Church in a bad neighborhood of Kileen and in the 1st 15 minutes she was in the Church someone busted out her window and stole her purse. They didn't get her home keys or cell phone, but they did get her cash, credit cards, work keys, etc. She has already cancelled everything. I don't like her living out in the country by herself. Tif & I are leaving early Wednesday morning. Tif's Mom is sending some Pumpkin Bread with us and Tif is making some Gooey Butter Cake. We may go to the Dallas Zoo or Botanical Garden while we are there. I really miss my friends at the Bookstore.


David<~~~~~~~~~~~~~tired

Who's that good looking boy?